NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan pulled all coalition advisers out of Afghan government offices after two American officers were killed in a supposedly secure area Saturday. A NATO spokesman said the U.S. officers were killed inside a secure command center at Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry in Kabul, and the official account indicated a member of the […]
NATO Pulls Out of Afghan Ministries After Fatal Shootings
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
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US Drone Crashes in Pakistan
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. drone has crashed in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region near the border with Afghanistan. The unmanned aircraft crashed in the mountains late Saturday. Reports say militants are at the crash site, but it is not clear whether they shot down the plane. The United States uses drone strikes to target Taliban and al-Qaida militants […]
Mandela Undergoes Diagnostic Procedure at Johannesburg Hospital
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Former South African President Nelson Mandela underwent a diagnostic procedure in a Johannesburg hospital on Saturday for what is described as a “long-standing abdominal complaint.” The country’s president, Jacob Zuma, reported in a statement that the 93-year-old anti-apartheid icon was in no danger and is expected to leave the hospital Sunday or Monday. Using Mr. […]
Red Cross Continues Rescue Attempt in Syria’s Homs
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
(NEW INFO GRAFS 4, 5) The Red Cross on Saturday made fresh attempts to continue medical evacuations out of the besieged Syrian city of Homs, as the country’s military took its bombardment of the city into a fourth week. A spokesman for the the International Committee of the Red Cross said negotiations have resumed with […]
Deadly Car Bomb Hits Yemen as New President Sworn In
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide car bombing killed 26 people outside a presidential palace in southern Yemen Saturday, just hours after longtime vice president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was sworn in as the country’s new leader. Security officials say the death toll could rise, and at least 20 people were wounded by the explosion in the southern port city […]
Negotiators Trying to Settle BP Oil Spill Damages
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Negotiators for the U.S. government and victims of the devastating 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are making a last-minute effort to resolve the massive damage case against the British oil giant. A trial about who is responsible — and to what degree — for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. […]
NATO Pulls Out of Afghan Ministries After Fatal Shootings
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan has recalled all NATO personnel from Afghan ministries after the killing of two U.S. officers in a highly secure command center in the Afghan Interior Ministry. General John Allen released a statement just hours after Saturday’s shooting, saying he is withdrawing staff from the ministries “for obvious force protection reasons.” […]
Deadly Car Bomb Hits Yemen as New President Sworn In
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
A suicide car bombing killed 26 people outside a presidential palace in southern Yemen Saturday, just hours after longtime vice president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was sworn in as the country’s new leader. Security officials say the death toll could rise, and at least 20 people were wounded by the explosion in the city of al-Mullaka […]
Senegal Facing Fears of Post-Election Unrest
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Senegal is holding a controversial presidential election on Sunday amid fears the previously stable west African nation is facing further deadly unrest and a potential governmental crisis. Incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade is expected to win a third term despite a change in Senegal’s constitution that limits its leaders to two terms in office. It is […]
Red Cross Continues Rescue Attempt in Syria’s Homs
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
(new video, info 1,3-4) The Red Cross on Saturday made fresh attempts to continue medical evacuations out of the besieged Syrian city of Homs, as the country’s military took its bombardment of the city into a fourth week. A spokesman for the the International Committee of the Red Cross said negotiations have resumed with Syrian […]
